Transactions listed are from
October 1, 2001
to
September 30, 2002
Transactions
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January 4, 2002
Tom Maher resigns as Head Coach for Washington Mystics.
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March 4, 2002
The Phoenix Mercury traded Bridget Pettis and a 2002 1st round pick (Tawana McDonald later selected) to the Indiana Fever for Gordana Grubin.
The Phoenix Mercury traded Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough and a 2002 1st round pick (Tamara Moore later selected) to the Miami Sol for Tracy Reid and a 2002 1st round pick (Tawana McDonald later selected).
The Cleveland Rockers traded Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough and a 2002 1st round pick (Tamara Moore later selected) to the Phoenix Mercury for a 2002 1st round pick (Deanna Jackson later selected).
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April 2, 2002
Katy Steding announced retirement.
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April 3, 2002
The New York Liberty traded Rebecca Lobo to the Houston Comets for a 2002 2nd round pick (Linda Frohlich later selected).
Carolyn Peck resigns as Head Coach for Orlando Miracle.
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April 5, 2002
The Orlando Miracle hired Dee Brown as Interim Head Coach.
The Washington Mystics hired Marianne Stanley as Head Coach.
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April 17, 2002
Michelle Edwards announced retirement.
The Seattle Storm waived Stacey Lovelace.
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April 18, 2002
The Charlotte Sting traded Clarisse Machanguana to the Orlando Miracle for a 2002 1st round pick (Sheila Lambert later selected).
The Utah Starzz traded Korie Hlede to the New York Liberty for a 2002 1st round pick (LaNeishea Caufield later selected).
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April 19, 2002
The Minnesota Lynx traded Erin Perperoglou and Maylana Martin to the Charlotte Sting for Shaunzinski Gortman.
The Portland Fire traded Nikki Teasley and Sophia Witherspoon to the Los Angeles Sparks for Ukari Figgs and Gergana Slavcheva.
The Seattle Storm drafted Sue Bird in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Detroit Shock drafted Swin Cash in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Washington Mystics drafted Stacey Dales in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Washington Mystics drafted Asjha Jones in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Portland Fire drafted Nikki Teasley in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Minnesota Lynx drafted Tamika Williams in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Charlotte Sting drafted Sheila Lambert in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Cleveland Rockers drafted Deanna Jackson in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Charlotte Sting drafted Shaunzinski Gortman in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Houston Comets drafted Michelle Snow in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Utah Starzz drafted Danielle Crockrom in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Sacramento Monarchs drafted Hamchetou Maiga-Ba in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Indiana Fever drafted Tawana McDonald in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Utah Starzz drafted LaNeishea Caufield in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Miami Sol drafted Tamara Moore in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Los Angeles Sparks drafted Rosalind Ross in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Indiana Fever drafted Zuzi Klimesova in the 2nd round (17th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Detroit Shock drafted Lenae Williams in the 2nd round (18th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Seattle Storm drafted Lucienne Berthieu in the 2nd round (19th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Detroit Shock drafted Ayana Walker in the 2nd round (20th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Detroit Shock drafted Jill Chapman-Daily in the 2nd round (21st pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Detroit Shock drafted Kathy Wambe in the 2nd round (22nd pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Orlando Miracle drafted Davalyn Cunningham in the 2nd round (23rd pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Cleveland Rockers drafted Brandi McCain in the 2nd round (24th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Phoenix Mercury drafted Tootie Shaw in the 2nd round (25th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The New York Liberty drafted Linda Frohlich in the 2nd round (26th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Utah Starzz drafted Andrea Gardner in the 2nd round (27th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Seattle Storm drafted Felicia Ragland in the 2nd round (28th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Miami Sol drafted Lindsey Yamasaki in the 2nd round (29th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Los Angeles Sparks drafted Gergana Slavtcheva in the 2nd round (30th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Cleveland Rockers drafted Angie Welle in the 2nd round (31st pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Los Angeles Sparks drafted Jackie Higgins in the 2nd round (32nd pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Washington Mystics drafted LaNisha Cartwell in the 3rd round (33rd pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Indiana Fever drafted Kelly Komara in the 3rd round (34th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Seattle Storm drafted Takeisha Lewis in the 3rd round (35th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Washington Mystics drafted Teresa Geter in the 3rd round (36th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Portland Fire drafted Mandy Nightingale in the 3rd round (37th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Minnesota Lynx drafted Lindsey Meder in the 3rd round (38th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Orlando Miracle drafted Saundra Jackson in the 3rd round (39th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Phoenix Mercury drafted Kayte Christensen in the 3rd round (40th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Charlotte Sting drafted Edniesha Curry in the 3rd round (41st pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Houston Comets drafted Shondra Johnson in the 3rd round (42nd pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Utah Starzz drafted Edmarie Lumbsley in the 3rd round (43rd pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Sacramento Monarchs drafted Alayne Ingram in the 3rd round (44th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Miami Sol drafted Jerica Watson in the 3rd round (45th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The New York Liberty drafted Tracy Gahan in the 3rd round (46th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Detroit Shock drafted Ericka Haney in the 3rd round (47th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Los Angeles Sparks drafted Rashana Barnes in the 3rd round (48th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Indiana Fever drafted LaKeisha Taylor in the 4th round (49th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Portland Fire drafted Melody Johnson in the 4th round (50th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Sacramento Monarchs drafted Jermisha Dosty in the 4th round (51st pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Indiana Fever drafted Jillian Danker in the 4th round (52nd pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Portland Fire drafted Monique Cardenas in the 4th round (53rd pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Minnesota Lynx drafted Sharron Francis in the 4th round (54th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Orlando Miracle drafted Tomeka Brown in the 4th round (55th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Phoenix Mercury drafted Amba Kongolo in the 4th round (56th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Charlotte Sting drafted Jessie Stomski in the 4th round (57th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Houston Comets drafted Cori Enghusen in the 4th round (58th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Utah Starzz drafted Jaclyn Winfield in the 4th round (59th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Sacramento Monarchs drafted Elizabeth Pickney in the 4th round (60th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Miami Sol drafted Jerkisha Dosty in the 4th round (61st pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The New York Liberty drafted Deedee Warley in the 4th round (62nd pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Cleveland Rockers drafted Marche Strickland in the 4th round (63rd pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
The Los Angeles Sparks drafted Tiffany Thompson in the 4th round (64th pick) of the 2002 WNBA Draft.
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April 22, 2002
The New York Liberty traded Andrea Nagy to the Sacramento Monarchs for a 2003 2nd round pick (Erin Thorn later selected).
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April 23, 2002
The New York Liberty traded Grace Daley to the Houston Comets for Shondra Johnson and a 2003 2nd round pick (K.B. Sharp later selected).
The Miami Sol waived Levys Torres.
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April 24, 2002
The Indiana Fever waived Marlena Williams.
The Indiana Fever waived Vicki Hall.
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April 26, 2002
The Detroit Shock waived Rachael Sporn.
The Miami Sol signed Iziane Castro Marques.
The Miami Sol signed Shaka Massey.
The Minnesota Lynx signed ShaRae Mansfield.
The Minnesota Lynx signed Sonja Tate.
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April 27, 2002
The Portland Fire signed Amber Hall.
The Portland Fire signed Leslie Johnson.
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April 30, 2002
The Los Angeles Sparks signed Erika de Souza.
The Los Angeles Sparks signed Rhonda Smith.
The Los Angeles Sparks signed Kim Williams.
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May 2, 2002
The Charlotte Sting waived Jessie Stomski.
The Indiana Fever waived Jillian Danker.
The Indiana Fever waived LaKeisha Taylor.
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May 3, 2002
The Detroit Shock traded Claudia Neves to the Phoenix Mercury for a 2003 4th round pick.
The Washington Mystics waived Carolyn Moos.
The Miami Sol waived Jerkisha Dosty.
The Washington Mystics waived LaNisha Cartwell.
The Portland Fire waived Melody Johnson.
The Portland Fire waived Monique Cardenas.
The Los Angeles Sparks waived Rashana Barnes.
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May 5, 2002
The Phoenix Mercury traded Claudia Neves to the Miami Sol for a 2003 3rd round pick (Marion Jones later selected).
The Seattle Storm waived Katie Cronin.
The Orlando Miracle waived Naomi Mulitauaopele.
The Miami Sol signed Carolyn Moos.
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May 6, 2002
The Sacramento Monarchs waived Alayne Ingram.
The Sacramento Monarchs waived Elizabeth Pickney.
The Sacramento Monarchs waived Jermisha Dosty.
The Washington Mystics waived Penny Moore.
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May 7, 2002
The Washington Mystics traded Cass Bauer-Bilodeau to the Sacramento Monarchs for a 2003 3rd round pick (Trish Juhline later selected).
The Phoenix Mercury waived Kongolo Amba.
The New York Liberty waived Bethany Donaphin.
The New York Liberty waived Deedee Warley.
The Portland Fire waived Leslie Johnson.
The Minnesota Lynx waived ShaRae Mansfield.
The Minnesota Lynx waived Sharron Francis.
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May 8, 2002
The Utah Starzz waived Edmarie Lumbsley.
The Cleveland Rockers waived Jameka Jones.
The Cleveland Rockers waived Jannon Roland.
The Houston Comets waived Niesa Johnson.
The New York Liberty waived Shondra Johnson.
The Cleveland Rockers waived Tere Williams.
The Los Angeles Sparks waived Tiffany Thompson.
The Houston Comets waived Tora Suber.
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May 10, 2002
The Sacramento Monarchs traded Stacy Clinesmith to the Detroit Shock for a 2003 4th round pick.
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May 11, 2002
The Minnesota Lynx signed Angelina Wolvert.
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May 12, 2002
The Orlando Miracle waived Jaclyn Johnson.
The Minnesota Lynx waived Kate Paye.
The Miami Sol waived Shaka Massey.
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May 13, 2002
The Seattle Storm waived Beth Record.
The Seattle Storm waived Elizabeth Pickney.
The Los Angeles Sparks waived Jackie Higgins.
The Los Angeles Sparks waived Kelley Siemon.
The Los Angeles Sparks waived Kim Williams.
The Los Angeles Sparks waived Nicole Levandusky.
The Los Angeles Sparks signed Vicki Hall.
The Los Angeles Sparks signed Shala Crawford as a free agent.
The Los Angeles Sparks signed Naomi Mulitauaopele as a free agent.
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May 14, 2002
The Sacramento Monarchs waived Beverly Williams.
The Seattle Storm waived Charmin Smith.
The Sacramento Monarchs waived Cindy Blodgett.
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May 15, 2002
The Washington Mystics waived Teresa Geter.
The Phoenix Mercury waived Tootie Shaw.
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May 16, 2002
The Miami Sol waived Kisha Ford.
The Los Angeles Sparks waived Rhonda Smith.
The Los Angeles Sparks waived Wendi Willits.
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May 17, 2002
The Washington Mystics waived Tamara Stocks.
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May 18, 2002
The Orlando Miracle waived Tawona Alhaleem.
The Orlando Miracle waived Tomeka Brown.
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May 19, 2002
The Cleveland Rockers waived Angie Welle.
The Cleveland Rockers waived Marche Strickland.
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May 20, 2002
The Charlotte Sting waived Anna DeForge.
The Utah Starzz waived Michaela Pavlickova.
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May 21, 2002
The Utah Starzz waived Cara Consuegra.
The Cleveland Rockers waived Katryna Gaither.
The Houston Comets waived Larecha Jones.
The New York Liberty waived Mactabene Amachree.
The Washington Mystics waived Nevriye Yilmaz.
The Seattle Storm waived Quacy Barnes.
The New York Liberty waived Tracy Gahan.
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May 22, 2002
The Miami Sol traded Marla Brumfield and Katrina Colleton to the Portland Fire for Vanessa Nygaard.
The Orlando Miracle waived E.C. Hill.
The Houston Comets waived Nekeshia Henderson.
The Orlando Miracle waived Saundra Jackson.
The Houston Comets signed Anna DeForge.
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May 23, 2002
The Cleveland Rockers waived Anastasia Kostaki.
The Portland Fire waived Mandy Nightingale.
The Los Angeles Sparks waived Naomi Mulitauaopele.
The Phoenix Mercury signed Quacy Barnes.
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May 24, 2002
The Seattle Storm waived Alessandra Santos de Oliveira.
The Orlando Miracle waived Andrea Congreaves.
The Minnesota Lynx waived Angelina Wolvert.
The Houston Comets waived Anna DeForge.
The Houston Comets waived Cori Enghusen.
The Sacramento Monarchs waived Dana Wynne.
The Charlotte Sting waived Edniesha Curry.
The Detroit Shock waived Ericka Haney.
The Portland Fire waived Gergana Slavtcheva.
The Indiana Fever waived Itoro Umoh-Coleman.
The Miami Sol waived Jerica Watson.
The Portland Fire waived Katrina Colleton.
The Indiana Fever waived Kelly Komara.
The Washington Mystics waived Markita Aldridge.
The Sacramento Monarchs waived Maxann Reese.
The Charlotte Sting waived Maylana Martin.
The Charlotte Sting waived Rasheeda Clark.
The Sacramento Monarchs waived Stacey Ford.
The Detroit Shock waived Stacy Clinesmith.
The Charlotte Sting waived Tiffany Travis.
The Houston Comets suspended the contract of Elena Shakirova.
The Seattle Storm suspended the contract of Kamila Vodichkova.
The Phoenix Mercury suspended the contract of Maria Stepanova.
The Phoenix Mercury suspended the contract of Slobodanka Tuvic.
The Minnesota Lynx suspended the contract of Sonja Tate.
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May 28, 2002
The Seattle Storm waived Lucienne Berthieu.
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May 30, 2002
The Cleveland Rockers waived Nyree Roberts.
The Cleveland Rockers signed Lucienne Berthieu.
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June 6, 2002
The Portland Fire waived Marla Brumfield.
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June 7, 2002
Vicki Hall announced retirement.
The Phoenix Mercury waived Quacy Barnes.
The Los Angeles Sparks signed Katryna Gaither.
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June 10, 2002
The Phoenix Mercury waived Shea Mahoney.
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June 11, 2002
The Miami Sol traded Tamara Moore and a 2003 2nd round pick (Jordan Adams later selected) to the Minnesota Lynx for Betty Lennox and a 2003 1st round pick.
The Los Angeles Sparks signed Sophia Witherspoon.
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June 12, 2002
The Sacramento Monarchs waived Monique Ambers.
The Sacramento Monarchs signed Stacey Ford.
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June 13, 2002
The Minnesota Lynx signed Tamara Moore.
The Miami Sol signed Betty Lennox.
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June 14, 2002
The Cleveland Rockers waived Paige Sauer.
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June 17, 2002
The Houston Comets traded Amanda Lassiter to the Seattle Storm for Sonja Henning.
The Houston Comets traded Elena Shakirova to the Charlotte Sting for a 2003 3rd round pick (Constance Jinks later selected).
The Charlotte Sting waived Shantia Owens.
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June 18, 2002
The Miami Sol traded Marlies Askamp to the Los Angeles Sparks for a 2003 1st round pick.
The Miami Sol signed Trisha Stafford-Odom.
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June 19, 2002
The Detroit Shock fired Greg Williams as Head Coach.
The Detroit Shock hired Bill Laimbeer as Head Coach.
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June 20, 2002
The Houston Comets waived Amaya Valdemoro.
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June 21, 2002
The Los Angeles Sparks waived Katryna Gaither.
The Detroit Shock waived Oksana Zakaluzhnaya.
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June 26, 2002
Cynthia Cooper resigns as Head Coach for Phoenix Mercury.
The Phoenix Mercury hired Linda Sharp as Interim Head Coach.
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June 27, 2002
The Detroit Shock waived Begona Garcia.
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June 28, 2002
The Detroit Shock signed Stacy Clinesmith.
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July 1, 2002
The Miami Sol waived Carolyn Moos.
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July 2, 2002
The New York Liberty waived Marina Ferragut.
The Washington Mystics suspended the contract of Audrey Suaret.
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July 7, 2002
The Detroit Shock traded Wendy Palmer and a 2003 2nd round pick (Courtney Coleman later selected) to the Orlando Miracle for Elaine Powell and a 2003 1st round pick (Kara Lawson later selected).
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July 11, 2002
The Sacramento Monarchs waived Stacey Ford.
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July 16, 2002
Brian Agler resigns as Head Coach for Minnesota Lynx.
The Minnesota Lynx hired Heidi VanDerveer as Interim Head Coach.
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July 17, 2002
The Phoenix Mercury waived Quacy Barnes.
The Washington Mystics signed Katryna Gaither.
The Phoenix Mercury signed Oksana Zakaluzhnaya.
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July 22, 2002
The Houston Comets traded Coquese Washington to the Indiana Fever for Rita Williams.
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July 23, 2002
The Utah Starzz traded Kate Starbird to the Seattle Storm for Semeka Randall.
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July 26, 2002
The Washington Mystics waived Katryna Gaither.
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